Tire-tube container



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, TIRE TUBE CONTAINER.

APPLICATION HLED'DEC. 19, 1919.

1,373,905 Patented May 24, 1921.

INVENTOR W/ 550/477 ATTORNEY I UNITED. STATES {PATENT J wrnr. scnunn'r,orsmmncron rowivsrrir, wooniarmv cotm'rx, IOWA. Y

. TIRE-TUBE conmmnn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Applicationlled December 19, isle." Serial 1%; 346,109.

To all whom i t my concern: 5

tain new and useful Improvements in Tire- Tube Containers, of which thefollowing is a specification. I y

My invention has for its primary ob ect, the production of a containerfor a pneumatic tire-tube, so constructed that an extra tube may becarried in a vehicle without danger of its bein injured by abrasion withitself or the container walls, or otherwise injured.

at further object of the invention is the production of a container fora pneumatic tire-tube, simple and inexpensive in construction, and soconstructed that a tire-tube may be folded and placed therein, and thenslightly inflated to prevent abrasion of the tube due to vibration.

A further object of the invention is the production of a containeradapted to receive the usual folded tire-tube, and having a closure heldnormally ecure against accidental displacement when the tube isinflated.

These and other objects and advantages I attain in the structurehereinafter described, defined in the appended claims, and illus tratedin the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this ap lication, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, of which,

Figure 1 is a plan of a container constructed in accordance with theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with a tirg-tube therewithin, partsbeing cut away, an

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section thereof, taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 2.

Although I have illustrated, and hereinafter described but oneembodiment suitable for practising the invention, I would not beunderstood as being limited to the specific structure chosen forillustration, for many alterations and modifications may be made in thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts herein disclosed,without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as definedin the appended claims.

Referring now to the illustrations, my de-' vice consists, preferably,of a rectangular sheet-metal box including side walls, 4, end walls, 5,and a bottom, 6, the upper side be- OFFICE- Patented May 24,-19211 ing'openand normally closed by a cover, sheet,'"7,' adapted "to fit betweenthe walls; 4"

and 5, and having upwardly extending side and end flanges, 8, and 9,'which 'fit against the walls, Land oyrespectivelyf The side wal1s, 4,are provided with apertures, 10, each registering with the correspondingaperture of the other side; and the cover" flanges, 8, are provided withapertures, 11, which normally register with the apertures, 10. Throughthe side apertures, pass pins or bolts, 12, the portions of the pinspenetratin one of the walls, being preferably notehe as at, 13, (Fig.2), to prevent accidental displacement of the pins, as will presentlyappear.

14 represents the usual tire-tube as folded within the container andprovided with the usual threaded valve-tube, 15, which extends throughone wall of the tire-tube and is provided on its inner end with thehead, 16, positioned within the tube; and 17, represents the usualconcavo-convex plate carried by the valve tube, and positioned adjacentthe tiretu e.

The bottom, 6, of the container, I provide, therefore, with anintermediate transverse concavo-convex portion, 18, which approximatelyconforms to the plate, 17 and serves as a seat therefor, the saidportion, 18, being provided with an opening, 19, through which thevalve-tube protrudes. The usual valve-tube-nut, 20, is then screwed ontothe valve-tube, and into engagement with the bottom of the container, 6,which prevents inward movement of the valve-tube. The

tire-tube may then be sufficiently inflated to expand and substantiallyfill the container to prevent abrasion of the tire-tube with itself orwith the walls or cover of the container.

Referring to Fig. 3, it is clear that as the cover is carried upwardlyby inflation of the tire-tube, the notched portlons of the pins, 12,will be engaged with the adjacent portions of the wall, 4, above theapertures, 10, to prevent accidental displacement of the pins, yet topermit withdrawal of the pins, it is only necessary to depress thecover.

The valve-tube may be inclosed by the usual valve-tube-cap, 21, threadedupon the nut, 20.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is,

1. A container for pneumatic tire-tubes having valve-tubes, including awalled inelosure having an opening through which a tire-tube may beintroduced' into the closure, a closure for the opening, a wall of saidinolosure having an openingthrough which the valve-tube may be extended,whereby the tube may" be inflated from the exterior of the inclosure,opposite walls of a the inclosure being provided with registeringapertures above the closure, and cross" pins removably-insertedf in theapertures to prevent displacement of the closure when:

the tire-tube is inflated. V

2.-'A container for pneumaticitire-tubes" having valve-tubes, includinga walled ina closure having an opening through which a tire-tube may beintroduced into the inclosure, a closure for the opening, wall of saidinclosure having an openlng through ing apertures above the closurectoes pins removably-insertedhini the apertures to pre- 25 ventdisplacement of the closure when the tire-tube is inflated, andshoulders onr the pinsengageable with a wall of the inclosure when the Ytire-tube is inflated, to prevent acapertures, g I In testimony; whereofI: have hereunto set my hand this 15th day O Deeember,1919,

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